http://precedings.nature.com/users/0946f29da7eeec591decef31997d5b67/ Documents posted by David Hancock Nature Publishing Group en Nature Precedings http://precedings.nature.com/images/header_logo.gif http://precedings.nature.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2009.3128.1 We present a tool that automatically detects ontological terms in free text. Once candidate terms have been identified the results are displayed either overlaid on the original text or in a list organised by the ontology and frequency. The user can interactively accept or reject each match, or try to find a more appropriate match by exploring the network of ontology concepts themselves. In typical ontological resources, the parent(s) of a term represent broader concepts whilst the children of a term represent more specific concepts. In this way, the suggested match can used as a starting point for the user to find a more suitable term. The ontology browser interface incorporates a graphical visualisation which uses Flash to present an interactive view of the ontology.The Terminizer services offers the full set of ontologies are obtained from the OBO Foundry, a collection of over 40 biological ontologies in a common format. Any ontology available in the standard OBO format can easily be added to the database. In addition to the interactive mode, the software is also available as a Web service. Both the term detection service and the interactive presentation layer can be incorporated within other Web sites or programs. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2009.3128.1 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:15:03 UTC Terminizer – Assisting Mark-Up of Text Using Ontological Terms doi:10.1038/npre.2009.3128.1 2009-04-22 David Hancock Nature Precedings 2009-04-22T21:15:03Z Poster Bioinformatics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/